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Aging well starts in womb, as mom's choices affect whole life.
Research into the "developmental origins of adult disease" suggests that a mom's healthy living may help her child avoid problems such as cancer, heart disease, depression and diabetes not just in childhood, but 50 years from now.
Purity of federal 'organic' label is questioned.
Shortcomings in the U.S. Department of Agriculture's program mean that consumers, who at times pay twice as much for organic products, are not always getting what they expect: foods without pesticides and other chemicals, produced in a way that is gentle to the environment.
Concerns over bisphenol A continue to grow.
New animal studies link the chemical bisphenol A, which leaches from such polycarbonate plastics and food can linings, with heart arrhythmias in females and permanent damage to a gene important for reproduction. The results suggest that even adult exposures may cause harm.
EPA allows TVA to dump spilled coal ash in Alabama.
The nation's largest utility can dump millions of tons of coal ash from a Tennessee spill into an Alabama landfill, federal regulators said Thursday, despite criticism that the plan is unfair to one of Alabama's poorest counties.
Chevron must halt Richmond expansion.
A judge has ordered Chevron Corp. to stop work on its controversial oil refinery expansion in Richmond, handing environmentalists their biggest victory to date in a long fight over the project.
Politicians reconsider drilling off Florida coast.
For years, oil production has been largely banned in the Gulf of Mexico off the Florida coast. That's because of concerns that a major spill could devastate the state's most important industry: tourism. But now, some officials appear willing to reconsider.
Agency focused on cutting toxics loses funding.
It is a miniscule slice of the state?s $27 billion budget - less than $1.5 million to fund the obscure Toxics Use Reduction Institute, part of a state-mandated program that has reduced the use of hazardous substances by local manufacturers 41 percent in its 20-year history. That funding has been eliminated.
West Virginia Supreme Court delays ruling in DuPont appeal.
The West Virginia Supreme Court has delayed a ruling in DuPont Co.'s appeal of a $400 million verdict against the company for polluting the Harrison County town of Spelter. The appeal is one of the biggest cases to reach the court in recent memory.
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Waste not, want not - posted January 15 2007
Andi McDaniel has a piece entitled Can We Create a World Without Waste? at Alternet. I think it's an important piece to read as the earth grows smaller... the places on this planet which we use as dumping grounds are getting closer and closer to people as developed areas and populations expand.One of the ways to curb the trash we throw out is to be smarter about buying - avoiding whatever we do not need, and perhaps avoiding what is covered in too much packaging. But some manufacturers and selle...
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